Last year, our plucky heroine, the wholesome apple-cheeked American republic, was trapped in an express elevator hurtling out of control toward the debt ceiling. Would she crash into it? Or would she make some miraculous escape?

Yes! At the very last minute of her white-knuckle thrill ride to her rendezvous with destiny, she was rescued by Congresss decision to set up . . . a Super Committee! Those who can, do. Those who cant, form a committee. Those who really cant, form a Super Committee  and then put John Kerry on it for good measure.

--snip--

But that fundamental dishonesty is the heart of the crisis. You cannot simultaneously enjoy American-sized taxes and European-sized government. One or the other has to go.

If I were John Boehner, Id say: Clearly theres no mandate for small government in the election results. So, if you milquetoast pantywaist sad-sack excuses for the sorriest bunch of so-called Americans who ever lived want to vote for Swede-sized statism, its time to pony up.

Okay, he might want to focus-group it first.

Nah...just say it straight out. It would probably win more GOP converts than all the phony "bipartisanship" ever attempted. :)

If there is a 50% increase in taxes for those of us actually paying taxes (for example, raising the 25% rate to 37.5%), to be "fair" there also ought to be a 37.5% decrease in government benefits for those who are paying no taxes.

If welfare slugs can't live on that than we can't live on what WE make, either!

Alternatively, maybe they can get up in the morning and go find a job and pay confiscatory taxes along with the rest of us - if they can even find one in this wretched BarackaClaus economy.

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posted on 12/01/2012 10:45:08 AM PST
by Gritty
(I enjoy living in the 3rd World. Soon Americans will be able to do so from the comfort of home-FReed)

I feel like I’ve been mistakenly locked inside a madhouse watching the people around me, from the White House to Congress to CNBC to the guy who delivers my mail cluck and lark along as if this all were just another instance of Washington fighting over silly little jots and tittles.

Of course that IS what they are fighting about in Washington...meantime I’m only hoping they can keep the can a-rolling another six months so I can get my Galt Vault in tip-top order.....

I feel like I’ve been mistakenly locked inside a madhouse watching the people around me, from the White House to Congress to CNBC to the guy who delivers my mail cluck and lark along as if this all were just another instance of Washington fighting over silly little jots and tittles.

Of course that IS what they are fighting about in Washington...meantime I’m only hoping they can keep the can a-rolling another six months so I can get my Galt Vault in tip-top order.....

Since the Democrats and media howl at lowering benefits - we can just tax those benefits. They like taxes so much after all - so everyone pays a Minimum Tax, even if all their money comes from government payments.

Promises to spend a certain amount based on a guess about how much income will come in and count some things as income when they are not (like social security payments) and don't count some of the spending, i.e. off budget expenditures.

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posted on 12/01/2012 11:54:27 AM PST
by Positive
(Nothing is sadder than to see a beautiful theory murdered by a gang of brutal facts.)

This entire "Fiscal Cliff" jabber reminds me of one thing only - GOING GALT. If I were still working in the business world instead of being one of the 47%, I would simply close up shop and retire, or see about getting on the government payroll since they seem to never run out of Other People's Money and when they do they just borrow more or print more. This is the life.

There is very little keeping corporations inside the USA other than those working on Government classified projects. MOVE OFFSHORE. Stick it to the Government and their leeches.

Yes, I know some of the 47% earned and paid for their Socialism Security.

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